Bronzo Energia · 2020
SolarVille Prototipo di Comunità Energetica Solare
by Space10
- A' Design Award di Bronzo 2020 in Energia
- CLIENT: Space10
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 29,249
- Verification code AD7BD3B518 · Verify this award
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About SolarVille Prototipo di Comunità Energetica Solare
SolarVille è un prototipo funzionante di una comunità energetica alimentata a energia solare, realizzato in scala 1:50. Alcune abitazioni di SolarVille sono dotate di pannelli solari sul tetto, inverter e sistemi di accumulo a batteria, e possono quindi produrre e scambiare energia pulita. Altre case acquistano l'elettricità generata nelle vicinanze. Un sistema di cablaggio collega le abitazioni in una micro rete autonoma, mentre la tecnologia blockchain registra e gestisce ogni transazione energetica. SolarVille dimostra come una comunità locale possa diventare autosufficiente e mantenere la spesa energetica all'interno della comunità stessa.
About the A' Design Award di Bronzo
SolarVille Prototipo di Comunità Energetica Solare ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Bronzo, un riconoscimento altamente prestigioso conferito a design eccezionali che si distinguono per creatività, ingegno e astuzia. I vincitori di Bronzo sono manufatti ampiamente abili e sorprendentemente creativi che autenticano la vasta esperienza, l'immaginazione e l'intraprendenza dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che SolarVille Prototipo di Comunità Energetica Solare sia un oggetto molto apprezzato, ammirato e amato, notevolmente professionale e innovativo. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Bronzo incorpora le migliori pratiche dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia, ed è eccellente per l'attenzione al dettaglio. SolarVille Prototipo di Comunità Energetica Solare soddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i desideri, affascina i sentimenti e attira la curiosità.
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- Unique Properties
- Solarville showcases how combining solar panels with blockchain technology could make clean energy more affordable and accessible for the many. SolarVille is a fully functioning prototype, built to a 1:50 scale: some households have installed solar panels to become makers and traders of clean energy, while others automatically purchase the electricity generated in their local community. As a result, SolarVille is a cooperative micro-grid that makes a community self-sufficient.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Pallet #1 W80cm x L130cm x H200cm
Pallet #2 W80cm x L130cm x H170cm
Otherwise table on its own has a footprint of 300cm x 150cm - Production Technology
- Solarville is made thorugh outfitting houses within a community with rooftop solar panels and inverters that harness the energy of the sun and store it within batteries systems found under the home. This energy can then be redistributed through a wiring system connected to other households, creating a standalone micro-grid. Blockchain distributed ledger technology is then used to log and manage the energy flow—verifying and recording transactions, and self-executing when certain conditions are met.
- Design Challenge
- An important design decision was to develop an inclusive architectural language that combined building details and city structures from different cultures and countries—so SolarVille didn’t speak to one part of the world while alienating others. We compiled a comparative study with well known and celebrated city structures from around the world, building a small archive of unique building details that spoke to cultural contexts on a global scale.
- Research
- Alongside the project, we’ve also released a report called ‘A Brighter Tomorrow’, which lends more insights into the research behind SolarVille. More importantly, it makes the case for solar power becoming the viable, sustainable source of energy we need to turn to if we want to mitigate the effects of climate change.
- Inspiration
- Today, around 1.1 billion people around the world still have little or no access to electricity. The challenge is that the centralised energy systems we have in place are often too slow and economically inadequate to reach the billion people who remain locked in energy poverty.Solarville presents a solution to this global problem. Alongside empowering people with electricity, the community buys its electricity from within, which means the money stays in the community.
- Project Duration
- Project began in September 2018 and launched February 2019. Solarville is now going on tour and will be shown first in Nairobi at the UN Habitat, and then will move on to locations such as Delhi and Shenzhen.
- Operation Flow
- Solarville reimagines energy systems in the pursuit of democratising access to clean energy and empowering hyper-localized economies in order to meet this steep demand. To do this, Solarville utilises two key developments: combining solar power with blockchain technology to create cooperative micro-grids in local communities, which is both tamper free, secure against hacking and protected against central governance.
